Libya vs Syria: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Libya
0.6449 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Syria
0.6002 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Libya rank
6th
Syria rank
8th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Libya
- Syria
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ against 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ in Syria, a difference of 0.0447 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 6th and Syria ranks 8th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 7 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3126 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0611 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2515 kilograms per international-$ | Libya |
| 1960s | 1.02 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1501 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8729 kilograms per international-$ | Libya |
| 1970s | 1.11 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1961 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9115 kilograms per international-$ | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.53 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2936 kilograms per international-$ | 1.24 kilograms per international-$ | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.48 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3533 kilograms per international-$ | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.6516 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4236 kilograms per international-$ | 0.228 kilograms per international-$ | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.5521 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4969 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0552 kilograms per international-$ | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.5412 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5928 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0516 kilograms per international-$ | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Libya or Syria?
- Libya, at 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ against 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ in Syria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Libya and Syria?
- 0.0447 kilograms per international-$, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Syria?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Syria rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Libya ranks 6th and Syria ranks 8th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).